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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-08-14-WSAGENDA ITEMS TCAAP TCAAP Infrastructure Team/Planning Staff MEMO.PDF, MEMO.PDF, ATTACHMENT A.PDF COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS ADJOURN Mayor: David Grant Councilmembers: Brenda Holden Fran Holmes Dave McClung Ed Werner Special City Council Work Session Agenda December 8, 2014 5:30 p.m. City Hall Address: 1245 W Highway 96 Arden Hills MN 55112 Phone: 651 -792 -7800 Website : www.cityofardenhills.org City Vision Arden Hills is a strong community that values its unique environmental setting, strong residential neighborhoods, vital business community, well -maintained infrastructure, fiscal soundness, and our long -standing tradition as a desirable City in which to live, work, and play. CALL TO ORDER 1. 1.A. Documents: 2. Page 1 of 1 DATE: December 8, 2014 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Patrick Klaers, City Administrator FROM: Terry Maurer, Public Works Director SUBJECT: TCAAP Infrastructure The Open House for the TCAAP infrastructure is scheduled for tomorrow from 4:00 to 6:00 pm in the Marsden Room. Ramsey County has sent out approximately 8,000 invitations along with targeted emailed notices. The announcement has been posted for a few weeks on the City website and paper invitations have been available at the front counter of City Hall. At tonight’s meeting the Kimley Horn Infrastructure Team will be present to give the Council a “first peek” at what attendees of the Open House will see. AGENDA ITEM – 1A MEMORANDUM Page 1 of 1 DATE: December 8, 2014 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Jill Hutmacher, Community Development Director Patrick Klaers, City Administrator SUBJECT: TCAAP Master Plan Document Discussion The City’s contract with Kimley-Horn requires that a master plan document be completed. The master plan document is generally a compilation of the graphics and information that was presented to the public and the City Council in meetings and open houses leading up to the June 30, 2014, City Council approval of the master plan land use map. The master plan document describes the site’s characteristics and features that were considered in the master planning process. It describes the City’s vision for the site in very general terms and uses graphics and images to communicate the vision. The master plan document is not a regulatory document. It is anticipated that the zoning and future comprehensive plan land use map (the regulating documents) that are adopted will be different in some ways than the master plan land use map and document. City Council feedback on the draft master plan document is requested. The City Council will be asked to accept the document at a regular meeting in late December or early January. Attachments  Draft TCAAP Master Plan Document – December 4, 2014 AGENDA ITEM – 1A MEMORANDUM DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant Master Plan Arden Hills, Minnesota Adopted by City of Arden Hills on (date)Prepared for:City of Arden Hills, MN Prepared by:Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Cuningham Group Architecture, P.A.Gateway Planning GA T E W A Y P L A N N I N G 2 Ac k n o w l e d g e m e n t s Ar d e n H i l l s C i t y C o u n c i l Da v i d G r a n t , M a y o r Br e n d a H o l d e n Fr a n H o l m e s Da v e M c C l u n g Ed W e r n e r Co n s u l t a n t s Ki m l e y - H o r n A s s o c i a t e s B r i a n S m a l k o s k i J e s s i c a L a a b s M a t t H o r t o n Cu n i n g h a m G r o u p A r c h i t e c t u r e , P . A . A d r i e n n e B o c k h e i m S a n d r a R o l p h A n d r e w D r e s d n e r , A I C P Ga t e w a y P l a n n i n g B r a d L o n b e r g e r DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 1. A c k n o w l e d g e m e n t s Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s 1. E x e c u t i v e S u m m a r y 2. A n a l y s i s 3. D e s i g n D e s i g n C o n c e p t D e s i g n G o a l s M a s t e r P l a n S u m m a r y F r a m e w o r k s L a n d U s e O p e n S p a c e A c c e s s a n d C o n n e c t i v i t y B u i l t F o r m Do w n t o w n Mi n n e a p o l i s Do w n t o w n St . P a u l TC A A P 1. Executive Summary DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 4 DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 1. E x e c u t i v e S u m m a r y Do w n t o w n Mi n n e a p o l i s Do w n t o w n St . P a u l TC A A P Lo c a t i o n i n T w i n C i t i e s M e t r o Pr i n c i p l e s Fr a m e w o r k s Lo c a t i o n / C o n t e x t Si t e C o n t e x t Land Use Open Space Access and Connectivity Built Form AP L a n d U s e P l a n nd U s e P l a n Site is unifi ed with a continuous green and blue armatureSite is connected to external and adjacent amenitiesThe thumb is a special site — single-use, single-owner No n - r e s i d e n t i a l u s e s a r e di s t r i b u t e d t o w a r d s b o t h en d s o f t h e s i t e . Re s i d e n t i a l u s e e x i s t s a s id e n t i f i a b l e ne i g h b o r h o o d s Th e f o r m e r T w i n C i t i e s A r m y A m m u n i t i o n P l a n t ( T C A A P ) is a 4 2 7 - a c r e s i t e i n A r d e n H i l l s , M N , a n o r t h e r n s u b u r b i n th e s e v e n - c o u n t y T w i n C i t i e s m e t r o a r e a . B o u n d e d o n a l l s i d e s by f u l l y d e v e l o p e d s u b u r b s a n d l o c a t e d j u s t 1 0 m i l e s f r o m bo t h d o w n t o w n M i n n e a p o l i s a n d S t . P a u l , T C A A P p r e s e n t s tr e m e n d o u s d e v e l o p m e n t p o t e n t i a l . I t i s s i t e d s u p e r b l y t o ta k e a d v a n t a g e o f b o t h a n e x t e n s i v e n e t w o r k o f o p e n s p a c e an d f o r t h c o m i n g r e g i o n a l t r a n s i t p r o j e c t s . A f t e r e x t e n s i v e en v i r o n m e n t a l c l e a n u p , t h e s i t e i s s h o v e l - r e a d y a n d p o i s e d to i n t r o d u c e d e v e l o p m e n t t h a t f i t s i n s e a m l e s s l y w i t h i t s su r r o u n d i n g s w h i l e o f f e r i n g n e w c h o i c e s a n d o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r li v i n g a n d w o r k i n g i n t h e T w i n C i t i e s m e t r o . Th e T C A A P M a s t e r P l a n l a y s o u t a v i s i o n f o r T C A A P th a t t a k e s a d v a n t a g e o f i t s l o c a t i o n , b u i l d s o n i t s a s s e t s , a n d in t r o d u c e s a n e x c i t i n g b u t a p p r o p r i a t e m i x o f n e w d e v e l o p m e n t . Th e s i t e w i l l f e a t u r e t h r e e n e w n e i g h b o r h o o d s , e a c h w i t h a w i d e ra n g e o f h o u s i n g t y p e s , f r o m s i n g l e - f a m i l y h o u s e s t o t o w n h o u s e s to a p a r t m e n t b u i l d i n g s , e n s u r i n g t h a t T C A A P w i l l b e a p l a c e f o r pe o p l e i n a l l p h a s e s o f l i f e . A t t h e h e a r t o f t h e s i t e , a w a l k a b l e to w n c e n t e r w i l l o f f e r a v i b r a n t m i x o f l a r g e a n d s m a l l s t o r e s , Tw i n C i t i e s A r m y A m m u n i t i o n P l a n t Ma s t e r P l a n offi c e s p a c e , h o u s i n g , a n d c i v i c g a t h e r i n g s p a c e . O t h e r p o r t i o n s of t h e s i t e a r e s e t a s i d e f o r a v a r i e t y o f f l e x i b l e c o m m e r c i a l s p a c e , fr o m c a m p u s - l i k e c o r p o r a t e t o l i g h t i n d u s t r i a l . T h e e n t i r e s i t e wi l l b e i n t e r w o v e n w i t h a n i n t e r n a l n e t w o r k o f p a r k s a n d t r a i l s th a t w i l l n o t o n l y p r o v i d e o p e n s p a c e f o r a l l t y p e s o f r e c r e a t i o n bu t a l s o p e r f o r m i m p o r t a n t e n v i r o n m e n t a l f u n c t i o n s s u c h as s t o r m w a t e r m a n a g e m e n t a n d n a t u r a l h a b i t a t r e s t o r a t i o n . TC A A P o p e n s p a c e w i l l c o n n e c t i n t o t h e l a r g e r r e g i o n a l s y s t e m , pr o v i d i n g f u t u r e T C A A P r e s i d e n t s w i t h a c c e s s t o m i l e s o f li n k e d t r a i l s a n d m a k i n g a c t i v e , s u s t a i n a b l e l i v i n g a n e a s y c h o i c e . Th e d e v e l o p m e n t o f T C A A P w i l l p r o v i d e n u m e r o u s b e n e f i t s n o t on l y t o t h e C i t y o f A r d e n H i l l s a n d R a m s e y C o u n t y , b u t a l s o t h e me t r o r e g i o n i n g e n e r a l . T h e P l a n t a k e s a c u e f r o m t h e e x i s t i n g li v e - w o r k b a l a n c e i n t h e s u r r o u n d i n g A r d e n H i l l s b y p l a n n i n g fo r a p p r o x i m a t e l y 4 , 0 0 0 n e w j o b s a n d 4 , 0 0 0 n e w r e s i d e n t s o n TC A A P . M o r e j o b s , h o u s i n g , a n d c o m m e r c i a l o p p o r t u n i t i e s me a n T C A A P w i l l b r i n g v a l u a b l e n e w t a x e s t o t h e a r e a . 5 DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 1. E x e c u t i v e S u m m a r y I - 3 5 W Co R d H Hw y 9 6 US H w y 1 0 TC A A P M a s t e r P l a n Creek Neighborhood Th i s h i g h l y v i s i b l e 4 6 - ac r e p l o t , s u r r o u n d e d by t r a i l s a n d o p e n s p a c e bu t l i m i t e d i n a c c e s s , i s be s t s u i t e d f o r a s i n g l e us e r w i t h a l o w - i m p a c t de v e l o p m e n t . T h i s P l a n re c o m m e n d s a c o r p o r a t e ca m p u s i n a n a t u r a l se t t i n g . Th e T o w n Ne i g h b o r h o o d i s t h e he a r t o f T C A A P . Th e o n l y m i x e d - u s e ne i g h b o r h o o d o n t h e si t e , i t o f f e r s a w a l k a b l e re t a i l c e n t e r , d e n s e ho u s i n g , a n d o f f i c e sp a c e . A s e r i e s o f c i v i c op e n s p a c e s a l l o w s t h e co m m u n i t y t o g a t h e r to g e t h e r a n d c e l e b r a t e . Th e w e s t a n d s o u t h si d e s o f t h e s i t e a r e hi g h l y v i s i b l e a n d e a s i l y ac c e s s i b l e . T h i s P l a n re c o m m e n d s d e v e l o p i n g th e s e p a r c e l s a s f l e x i b l e bu s i n e s s s p a c e f o r co m m e r i c a l u s e s s u c h a s re s e a r c h & d e v e l o p m e n t , li g h t i n d u s t r i a l , a n d ge n e r a l o f f i c e s p a c e . Th e Creek Neighborhood will owe its uniqueness to the nature that will surround it on all three side: Rice Creek, a series of wetlands, and a wildlife corridor. A variety of housing options welcomes residents in all phases of life.Th e Green Spine will be a long, linear, multi-functional open space that will weave through the entire site. With its network of trails, woods and wetlands, not only will it likely become TCAAP residents’ favorite place to wander, it will provide critical stormwater and habitat functions.Th e Hill Neighborhood takes advantage of 90 feet of grade change, occupying the crown and slope of a rolling hill on the south side of the site. A range of housing types will be oriented around the hill, with a single street linking the park at the crown of the hill with the wetlands at the bottom. To w n N e i g h b o r h o o d Green Spine Hill Neighborhood We s t E d g e & S o u t h G a t e w a y “ T h e T h u m b ” DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 1. Analysis 7 DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 1. A n a l y s i s Lo c a t i o n & C o n t e x t Lo c a l C o n t e x t Lo c a t e d i n t h e n o r t h w e s t c o r n e r o f A r d e n H i l l s , T C A A P i s b o u n d e d b y t h e c i t i e s o f M o u n d s V i e w a n d N e w B r i g h t o n o n t h e w e s t a n d Shoreview on the no r t h . T o t h e i m m e d i a t e e a s t i s t h e A r d e n H i l l s A r m y T r a i n i n g S i t e ( A H A T S ) , a n a c t i v e m i l i t a r y a n d l a w e n f o r c e m e n t f i eld training site that is also home to ma n y p r o t e c t e d w i l d l i f e s p e c i e s . I t s p i c t u r e s q u e r o l l i n g h i l l s c a n b e s e e n a l o n g t h e e a s t e r n e d g e o f T C A A P . Re g i o n a l L o c a t i o n TC A A P i s l o c a t e d o n t h e n o r t h s i d e o f t h e T w i n C i t i e s M e t r o , w i t h i n R a m s e y C o u n t y a n d t h e C i t y o f A r d e n H i l l s , M N . I t i s a l m o s t e q u i d i s t a n t - a b o u t 1 0 mi l e s - f r o m t h e d o w n t o w n j o b c e n t e r s o f b o t h M i n n e a p o l i s a n d S t . P a u l . 8 DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 1. A n a l y s i s Re g i o n a l T r a n s i t - E x i s t i n g ( S o l i d L i n e ) & P l a n n e d ( D a s h e d L i n e s ) Th e M e t r o p o l i t a n C o u n c i l ’ s l o n g - r a n g e p l a n s s p e l l g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y f o r T C A A P . O n e e x i s t i n g a n d o n e p l a n n e d t r a n s i t l i n e se r v e t h e I - 3 5 W c o r r i d o r , o f f e r i n g a l t e r n a t i v e c o m m u t e o p t i o n s f o r f u t u r e T C A A P r e s i d e n t s a n d e m p l o y e e s . Re g i o n a l R o a d s & T r a n s i t Re g i o n a l H i g h w a y s & M a j o r R o a d s TC A A P i s w e l l - c o n n e c t e d t o t h e r e g i o n a l h i g h w a y n e t w o r k , w i t h qu i c k a n d e a s y a c c e s s t o b o t h d o w n t o w n s . B o t h I n t e r s t a t e 3 5 W a n d H ig h w a y 1 0 r u n a l o n g th e s i t e ’ s w e s t e r n b o r d e r , l e n d i n g t h e s i t e a h i g h d e g r e e o f v i s i b i l i t y f r o m t h e s e c o r r i d o r s . Metro Transit bus route Park and Ride Multimodal Hub Do w n t o w n St . P a u l Do w n t o w n Mi n n e a p o l i s 9 Po t e n t i a l a c c e s s po i n t f o r s i t e DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 1. A n a l y s i s Lo c a l R o a d s & T r a n s i t Lo c a l R o a d s a n d P o t e n t i a l S i t e A c c e s s P o i n t s Wh i l e e a s i l y v i s i b l e f r o m t h e h i g h w a y o n t h e w e s t e r n b o r d e r , T C A A P i s n o t c u r r e n t l y e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e . C o n n e c t i o n p o i n t s cu r r e n t l y e x i s t f r o m C o u n t y R o a d H a n d H i g h w a y 9 6 b u t v e h i c u l a r a c c e s s f r o m t h e n o r t h a n d e a s t s i d e s a r e s i g n i f i c a n t l y m o r e di f f i c u l t g i v e n t h e c u r r e n t l a c k o f i n f r a s t r u c t u r e . T w o a dd i t i o n a l c o n n e c t i o n s t o C o u n t y R o a d I w o u l d i m p r o v e a c c e s s a n d p u b l i c sa f e t y . Lo c a l T r a n s i t & P a r k a n d R i d e s Th e w e s t e r n e d g e o f T C A A P i s w e l l - p l a c e d f o r b u s a c c e s s m e a n i n g t h a t f u t u r e T C A A P r e s i d e n t s w i l l h a v e m u l t i p l e o p t i o n s fo r c o m m u t i n g t o e m p l o y m e n t i n d o w n t o w n M i n n e a p o l i s o r S t . P a u l . Metro Transit bus route Park n’ Ride 10 Regional Park Municipal Park Regionally-signifi cant ecological areasWetland or wet area Existing regional trail Planned regional trail Existing bikeways DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 1. A n a l y s i s Re g i o n a l P a r k s & O p e n S p a c e TC A A P i s i m m e d i a t e l y a d j a c e n t t o t h e M e t r o A r e a ’ s e x t e n s i v e a n d a w a r d - w i n n i n g o p e n s p a c e s y s t e m . A n e t w o r k o f e x i s t i n g a n d p l a n n e d t r a i l s w i l l c o n n e c t t h e s i t e t o h u n d r e d s o f a c r e s o f p a r k s a n d pr e s e r v e s , r i v e r s , a n d l a k e s . Pa r k s & O p e n S p a c e Lo c a l P a r k s & O p e n S p a c e ( E x i s t i n g & P l a n n e d ) Es s e n t i a l l y s u r r o u n d e d o n t w o s i d e s b y o p e n s p a c e , T C A A P ’ s l o c a t i o n p o s e s u n i q u e op p o r t u n i t i e s f o r f u t u r e p a r k s , o p e n s p a c e , a n d t r a i l c o n n e c t i o n s . T h e Rice Creek corridor is the mo s t p r o m i s i n g p i e c e , o f f e r i n g c o u n t l e s s r e c r e a t i o n a l o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r a l l a g e s . Re g i o n a l P a r k Re g i o n a l l y - s i g n i f i c a n t ec o l o g i c a l a r e a s Ex i s t i n g t r a i l Pl a n n e d t r a i l Pr o p o s e d t r a i l 11 DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 1. A n a l y s i s Pa t t e r n s o f D e v e l o p m e n t : C i t y o f A r d e n H i l l s ? Ar d e n H i l l s O p e n S p a c e Ar d e n H i l l s b o a s t s a n a b u n d a n c e o f w a t e r b o d i e s . W h i l e s o m e a r e r i n g e d wi t h p r i v a t e d e v e l o p m e n t , m a n y a r e p r e s e r v e d f o r p u b l i c a c c e s s a n d su r r o u n d e d b y a s i g n i f i c a n t a m o u n t o f o p e n s p a c e . Ar d e n H i l l s N e i g h b o r h o o d s An a n a l y s i s o f n e i g h b o r h o o d s i n A r d e n H i l l s r e v e a l s t h a t t h e y a r e d e f i n e d ar e a s w i t h c l e a r b o u n d a r i e s m a d e u p o f s t r e e t s a n d o p e n s p a c e . T C A A P a n d A r d e n H i l l s TC A A P i s a u n i q u e o p p o r t u n i t y f o r t h e C i t y o f A r d e n H i l l s , a s i t i s r a r e t o fi n d s u c h a l a r g e u n d e v e l o p e d p l o t o f l a n d w i t h i n t h e M e t r o R e g i o n t o d a y . As s u c h , i t i s i m p o r t a n t t h a t n e w d e v e l o p m e n t i n T C A A P f i t s a p p r o p r i a t e l y wi t h i n t h e s u r r o u n d i n g d e v e l o p m e n t p a t t e r n s . Arden Hills Neighborhoods & Open Space Bringing the pieces together, we fi nd a development pattern unique to Arden Hills. Identifi able neighborhoods are defi ned by and connected through blue (water) and green (open space) corridors. Th e question follows: how will TCAAP respond to and fi t within this pattern? 12 0 6 0 0 ’ 1 2 0 0 ’ 0 6 0 0 ’ 1 2 0 0 ’ Buildings oriented around hillRailroads span the length of the fl at portion of Site DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 1. A n a l y s i s Th e S i t e : H i s t o r y 19 5 3 A e r i a l P h o t o g r a p h Wh e n c o n s t r u c t i n g t h e i n t e n s i v e s t r u c t u r e s a n d i n f r a s t r u c t u r e f o r t h e a m m u n i t i o n s p l a n t , t h e A r m y re s p o n d e d t o t h e s i t e ’ s t o p o g r a p h y b y o r i e n t i n g b u i l d i n g s a r o u n d t h e h i l l a n d l o c a t i n g t h e r a i l r o a d s al o n g t h e l e n g t h o f t h e f l a t t e r s e c t i o n t o t h e n o r t h . 19 4 0 A e r i a l P h o t o g r a p h ( O n e y e a r b e f o r e T C A A P c o n s t r u c t i o n ) Be g i n n i n g i n t h e 1 8 5 0 s a n d c o n t i n u i n g u n t i l t h e f e d e r a l g o v e rn m e n t ’ s p u r c h a s e o f t h e l a n d f o r t h e co n s t r u c t i o n o f a n A r m y A m m u n i t i o n s P l a n t i n 1 9 4 1 , T C A A P w a s f a r m e d b y s e t t l e r s . Grading of site for Twin Cities Ordinance Plant, 1940 Manufacturing ammunition, Twin Cities Ordinance Plant, 1944 Intersection of Hwy 8 & Hwy 10, Twin Cities Arsenal,1958 13 Water TowerAbandoned Buildings, Roads, & Rails I - 3 5 W C o R d H Hw y 9 6 AH A T S US H w y 1 0 Co R d I DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 1. A n a l y s i s Th e S i t e : E x i s t i n g C o n t e x t & F e a t u r e s Ae r i a l P h o t o g r a p h & S i g n i f i c a n t S i t e F e a t u r e s TC A A P i s s u r r o u n d e d b y u n i q u e f e a t u r e s t h a t c a n g u i d e d e s i g n a n d b e c o m e p a r t o f t h e s t o r y o f t h e s i t e . T h e hills of AH A T S , a s w e l l a s R i c e C r e e k , a r e b e a u t i f u l g r e e n s p a c e s , p r o v i d i n g u n i q u e v i e w s a n d a m e n i t i e s . T h e water tower on AH A T S c a n b e s e e n f r o m t h e e n t i r e T C A A P s i t e . Ba s e M a p ( R o a d s , B u i l d i n g s , R a i l L i n e s , P a r k s , W a t e r ) TC A A P w a s d e c o m m i s s i o n e d i n t h e 1 9 8 0 s a f t e r f o u r d e c a d e s of m a n u f a c t u r i n g s m a l l a m m u n i t i o n s . I n 2 0 1 3 , R a m s e y Co u n t y p u r c h a s e d 4 2 7 a c r e s o f T C A A P t o r e d e v e l o p i n p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h t h e C i t y o f A r d e n H i l l s . I n t h i s b a s e m a p o f t h e Si t e t o d a y , w e s e e t h e l a r g e f o o t p r i n t s o f b u i l d i n g s a n d r a i l r oa d l i n e s , m o s t o f w h i c h h a v e b e e n r e m o v e d i n t h e p a s t f e w ye a r s a s t h e s i t e i s c l e a n e d u p a n d p r e p a r e d f o r r e d e v e l o p m e n t . Remnant Wetlands 14 88 2 ’ El e v a t i o n 97 4 ’ Water body Wet areas Surface water fl ow direction R i c e C r e e k R i c e C r e e k Ru s h L a k e Round Lake DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 1. A n a l y s i s Th e S i t e : L a n d & W a t e r Su r f a c e W a t e r In g e n e r a l , s u r f a c e w a t e r a t T C A A P f l o w s s o u t h e a s t t o n o r t h w e s t t o w a r d R i c e C r e e k . I n t e r s p e r s e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e s i t e ar e e x i s t i n g w e t l a n d s ; s o m e a p p e a r t o b e r e m n a n t s o f p r e - s e t t l e m e n t w e t l a n d s a n d m a n y w e r e c r e a t e d w i t h t h e i n i t i a l gr a d i n g o f t h e s i t e . M a n y w e t a r e a s c a n b e f o u n d p o o l i n g a l o n g t h e a b a n d o n e d r a i l b e d s . To p o g r a p h y TC A A P l a y s a c r o s s t h e R i c e C r e e k V a l l e y , w i t h t h e l o w e s t p o r t i o n o f t h e s i t e a t t h e C r e e k . T h e h i g h e s t e n d i s t o w a r d th e s o u t h e a s t , w h e r e a h i l l w a s s c u l p t e d b y t h e A r m y d u r i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e A m m u n i t i o n s P l a n t i n t h e 1 9 4 0 s . 15 DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 1. A n a l y s i s Th e S i t e : I n f r a s t r u c t u r e In f r a s t r u c t u r e De c l a r e d a S u p e r f u n d s i t e i n 1 9 8 3 , T C A A P h a s u n d e r g o n e - an d c o n t i n u e s t o u n d e r g o - e x t e n s i v e en v i r o n m e n t a l r e m e d i a t i o n . T h e S i t e s t i l l c o n t a i n s gr o u n d w a t e r m i t i g a t i o n i n f r a s t r u c t u r e t h a t m u s t s t a y i n p l a c e f o r t h e d u r a t i o n o f t h e c l e a n - u p p r o c e s s . S o m e i n f r a s t r u c t u r e , s u ch a s t h e t r e a t m e n t b u i l d i n g , th e e x t r a c t i o n w e l l s , a n d t h e i n f i l t r a t i o n g a l l e r y ( b l u e ) c a n n o t b e m o v e d f r o m t h e i r c u r r en t l o c a t i o n s . O t h e r i n f r a s t r u c t u r e , s u c h a s t h e u n d e r g r o u n d p i p e s (b l a c k ) , c a n b e r e l o c a t e d b u t w i t h a c o s t . 16 DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 1. A n a l y s i s Pr i n c i p l e s Site is unifi ed with a continuous green and blue armature Si t e i s c o n n e c t e d t o e x t e r n a l a n d ad j a c e n t a m e n i t i e s Th e t h u m b i s a s p e c i a l s i t e — si n g l e - u s e , s i n g l e - o w n e r No n - r e s i d e n t i a l u s e s a r e d i s t r i b u t e d to w a r d s b o t h e n d s o f t h e s i t e . Re s i d e n t i a l u s e e x i s t s a s id e n t i f i a b l e n e i g h b o r h o o d s TC A A P s h o u l d f i t i n t o t h e c h a r a c t e r o f A r d e n H i l l s . An a l y s i s o f t h e c i t y ’ s n e i g h b o r h o o d s i n d i c a t e d t h a t A r d e n Hi l l s i s m a d e u p o f c l e a r l y d e f i n e d n e i g h b o r h o o d s . Ro a d s w i l l e n t e r T C A A P a t s p e c i f i c p o i n t s o n e x i s t i n g ro a d s . T o p r o v i d e e a s y a c c e s s , o f f i c e b u i l d i n g s a n d s t o r e s wi l l b e l o c a t e d o n t h e n o r t h a n d s o u t h e n d s o f t h e s i t e . T h i s le a v e s t h e i n t e r i o r o f t h e s i t e q u i e t e r f o r t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d re s i d e n t s . Th e a r e a o f T C A A P k n o w n a s “ t h e t h u m b ” i s a r e l a t i v e l y fl a t 4 7 - a c r e s i t e o v e r l o o k i n g t h e b e a u t i f u l R i c e C r e e k a n d as s o c i a t e d r e g i o n a l p a r k . D u e t o t h e s e u n i q u e a m e n i t i e s , a s we l l a s t h e s i t e ’ s i s o l a t e d l o c a t i o n a n d o d d s h a p e , t h e t h u m b is b e s t - s u i t e d f o r a s p e c i a l , s i n g l e u s e . TC A A P i s u n i q u e l y l o c a t e d a d j a c e n t t o s i g n i f i cant and hi g h - q u a l i t y o p e n s p a c e a n d n a t u r a l c o r r i d o r s . C o n n e c t i n g to t h e s e a m e n i t i e s i s a h i g h p r i o r i t y . Arden Hills is also characterized by neighborhoods defi ned by open space; it’s been said that every neighborhood has a view of wetlands, woods, or water. Th is highly-desirable quality should be continued in TCAAP. DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. Design 18 2. D e s i g n DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 De s i g n C o n c e p t Ba l a n c e d C o m m u n i t y L i v i n g : A N e w V i s i o n f o r T C A A P Ae r i a l V i e w L o o k i n g S o u t h e a s t a c r o s s t h e S i t e 19 DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n De s i g n C o n c e p t A G o o d F i t f o r A r d e n H i l l s : Th r e e N e i g h b o r h o o d s w i t h a G r e e n S p i n e Re s p o n d i n g t o A r d e n H i l l ’ s u n i q u e d e v e l o p m e n t p a t t e r n , TC A A P w i l l b e d e v e l o p e d w i t h t h r e e d i s t i n c t n e i g h b o r h o o d s . Th e y w i l l b e b o t h s e p a r a t e d a n d c o n n e c t e d b y a n o p e n s p a c e am e n i t y t h a t f u n c t i o n s b o t h a s p a s s i v e r e c r e a t i o n a l s p a c e , t r a i l co r r i d o r , s t o r m w a t e r u t i l i t y , a n d p u b l i c g a t h e r i n g p l a c e . Th e n o r t h a n d s o u t h n e i g h b o r h o o d s ( t h e H i l l a n d C r e e k ) wi l l b e p r i m a r i l y r e s i d e n t i a l s i n g l e - f a m i l y h o u s i n g . T h e T o w n Ne i g h b o r h o o d w i l l h a v e a m i x o f u s e s a n d w i l l b e c o m e a n ar e a f o r r e s t a u r a n t s a n d r e t a i l t h a t wi l l d r a w f r o m b e y o n d t h e TC A A P s i t e . Home in all Walks of Life: Core to Edge Housing Transect Th e Site will have a variety of housing types, ranging from apartments to conventional single-family housing. Th e Master Plan recommends that the housing generally should follow a “core to edge transect”, meaning the most dense housing is to be located in the core of the Town Neighborhood, and the least dense housing (larger single-family homes) is to be located on the edges of the Site, bordering the AHATS Site and Rice Creek Corridor. A range of housing types will allow residents to have housing choices as they move through the various stages of life. Th is will allow the opportunity for continuity, will help build civic bonds, and help build loyalty to a place. Th r e e N e i g h b o r h o o d s w i t h a G r e e n S p i n e Co r e t o E d g e T r a n s e c t Co r e : A p a r t m e n t s , t o w n h o u s e s , a n d s m a l l h o m e s E d g e : S i n g l e f a m i l y h o m e s o n l a r g e r l o t s Ap a r t m e n t s u p t o 4 0 u n i t s / a c r e T o w n h o u s e s u p t o 1 8 u n i t s a n ac r e Small Single family homes up to 10 units an acreLarge single family homes up to 5 units an acre 20 DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n De s i g n G o a l s Re d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e T C A A P S i t e sh o u l d b e li k e A r d e n H i l l s i n t h e s e w a y s : Ba l a n c e d : A p l a c e t o w o r k a n d l i v e Ar d e n H i l l s c u r r e n t l y b o a s t s a r o u g h l y e q u a l n u m b e r o f r e s i d e n t s an d j o b s . T h i s b a l a n c e i s a n i n d i c a t o r o f t h e e c o n o m i c h e a l t h o f t h e co m m u n i t y . T C A A P a i m s t o m a t c h t h i s b a l a n c e b y i n t r o d u c i n g a h e a l t h y m i x o f r e s i d e n t i a l a n d c o m m e r c i a l d e v e l o p m e n t . B y in c o r p o r a t i n g p l a c e s t o l i v e n e a r p l a c e s t o w o r k , T C A A P e n s u r e s i t s fu t u r e a s a s u s t a i n a b l e a n d l i v a b l e c o m m u n i t y . You can stay here By furnishing a wide variety of housing types, TCAAP will attract residents in all walks of life, from students and young families, to singles and seniors. Th is variety, along with the numerous amenities such as parks and places to walk, means there’s no need - or desire - to leave town when entering a new phase of life. Sh o u l d T C A A P b e l i k e A r d e n H i l l s o r S h o u l d i t D i f f e r ? Th r o u g h o u t t h e p l a n n i n g p r o c e s s , p a r t i c i p a n t s w e r e a s k e d “ S h o u l d T C A A P b e l i k e t h e re s t o f A r d e n H i l l s o r s h o u l d i t d i f f e r ? ” . T h i s t o p i c o f f e r e d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o e n v i s i o n th e r e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e S i t e r e l a t i v e t o s o m e t h i n g t h e y k n o w w e l l - t h e i r c u r r e n t co m m u n i t y . I n g e n e r a l , p a r t i c i p a n t s a n s w e r e d t h e q u e s t i o n b y s t a t i n g : “ B o t h ! ! ! ” Pa r t i c i p a n t s l i k e a n d r e s p e c t m a n y o f t h e q u a l i t i e s o f e x i s t i n g A r d e n H i l l s : t h e id e n t i f i a b l e n e i g h b o r h o o d s , a c c e s s t o o p e n s p a c e , a n d t h e f a c t t h a t t h e C i t y i s b a l a n c e d - i t i s a p l a c e t o b o t h l i v e a n d w o r k . Ma n y p a r t i c i p a n t s , w h i l e p r o u d o f t h e i r c o m m u n i t y r e c o g n i z e t h e r e i s a l w a y s r o o m fo r i m p r o v e m e n t , p a r t i c u l a r l y a s t h e c o m m u n i t y a g e s a n d t h e r e g i o n e v o l v e s a r o u n d it . M a n y l o o k t o t h e T C A A P r e d e v e l o p m e n t a s a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o c r e a t e a p l a c e th a t i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m t h e r e s t o f A r d e n H i l l s , a p l a c e t h a t w i l l f i l l u n m e t n e e d s i n t h e co m m u n i t y , a p l a c e t h a t w e l c o m e s n e w m e m b e r s t o t h e c o m m u n i t y . Redevelopment of the TCAAP Site will NOT be like Arden Hills in these ways: Id e n t i f i a b l e n e i g h b o r h o o d s As r e v e a l e d i n t h e e x p l o r a t i o n o f p a t t e r n s o f d e v e l o p m e n t , A r d e n Hi l l s i s m a d e u p o f i d e n t i f i a b l e n e i g h b o r h o o d s . T h a t i s , t h e y a r e in d e p e n d e n t c o m m u n i t i e s w i t h d e f i n e d b o u n d a r i e s a n d d i s t i n c t i v e ch a r a c t e r i s t i c s . T C A A P w i l l c o n t i n u e t h i s d e v e l o p m e n t p a t t e r n by e s t a b l i s h i n g i d e n t i f i a b l e n e i g h b o r h o o d s o f i t s o w n . E a c h ne i g h b o r h o o d w i l l h a v e i t s o w n h o u s i n g t y p e s a n d s t y l e s , a s w e l l a s pu b l i c a m e n i t i e s t h a t g i v e e a c h c o m m u n i t y i t s o w n i d e n t i t y . You can walk to town TCAAP will be an inherently walkable place, featuring a network of trails and green corridors, pedestrian-friendly streets, and human-scaled places. Th e neighborhood shops and restaurants of the Town Center will be centrally-located and easily accessible from each neighborhood. A dense mix of retail, housing, and offi ce space in the Town Center will allow residents to live, work, and play all in their own neighborhood. Vi e w s o f w a t e r , w e t l a n d s , w o o d s Ar d e n H i l l s i s a c o m m u n i t y t h a t v a l u e s a n d p r e s e r v e s o p e n s p a c e . Ne i g h b o r h o o d s a r e o f t e n b o u n d e d b y c o r r i d o r s o f g r e e n s p a c e o r wa t e r b o d i e s . I n t h i s w a y , m o s t r e s i d e n t s a r e o f f e r e d a t t r a c t i v e v i e w s of w a t e r , w e t l a n d s , o r w o o d s . T C A A P w i l l c o n t i n u e t h i s p r a c t i c e b y we a v i n g a s i g n i f i c a n t o p e n s p a c e e l e m e n t t h r o u g h t h e e n t i r e S i t e , vi s i b l e a n d a c c e s s i b l e f r o m e a c h n e i g h b o r h o o d . I n a d d i t i o n , g r e a t ca r e w i l l b e t a k e n t o a l l o w a c c e s s a n d p u b l i c v i e w s t o t h e s i g n i f i c a n t op e n s p a c e r e s o u r c e s t h a t s u r r o u n d t h e S i t e . You can jump on the trails TCAAP will make it easy to stay active! Immediate access to an impressive network of local, regional, and state trails means workouts never get boring. Biking, hiking, walking, bug collecting, bird-watching - all these connected open spaces mean TCAAP residents will have access to fresh air, green space, and nature. 21 DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n Ma s t e r P l a n Th e C r e e k N e i g h b o r h o o d A q u i e t n e i g h b o r h o o d o n t h e n o r t h e r n t i p of t h e s i t e , t h e C r e e k N e i g h b o r h o o d w i l l b e a s h o r t w a l k t o T o w n a n d t o t h e R i c e C r e e k re g i o n a l t r a i l a n d p a r k . T h e n e i g h b o r h o o d w i l l co n s i s t o f p r i m a r i l y s i n g l e - f a m i l y h o m e s o n va r i o u s l o t s i z e s . A s m a l l n e i g h b o r h o o d p a r k wi t h r e c r e a t i o n a n d p a s s i v e u s e s i s l o c a t e d o n th e w e s t s i d e o f t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d . Th e T o w n N e i g h b o r h o o d Th e T o w n N e i g h b o r h o o d i s t h e c e n t e r o f TC A A P . I t w i l l c o n s i s t o f b u s i n e s s e s , s t o r e s , re s t a u r a n t s , c i v i c u s e s , a s w e l l a s h o m e s . T h e To w n N e i g h b o r h o o d s t r a d d l e s t h e S p i n e Ro a d a n d i s d e f i n e d o n t h e e a s t e d g e w i t h t h e Gr e e n S p i n e . Th e H i l l N e i g h b o r h o o d Th e H i l l N e i g h b o r h o o d c o n s i s t s o f h o m e s ri s i n g o n a g e n t l e h i l l , o v e r l o o k i n g t h e T o w n . A n e i g h b o r h o o d p a r k , w i t h v i e w s a c r o s s t o do w n t o w n M i n n e a p o l i s , w i l l b e l o c a t e d a t th e t o p o f t h e H i l l . R e s i d e n t s o f t h e H i l l Ne i g h b o r h o o d w i l l a c c e s s t h e r e g i o n a l t r a i l sy s t e m t h r o u g h t h e w i l d l i f e c o r r i d o r o n t h e ea s t e d g e o f t h e T C A A P S i t e . I - 3 5 W C o R d H Hw y 9 6 US H w y 1 0 22 DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n Fr a m e w o r k s Wh a t a r e F r a m e w o r k s La n d U s e , O p e n S p a c e , A c c e s s / C o n n e c t i v i t y , a n d B u i l t F o r m ar e t h e f o u r f r a m e w o r k s t h a t o r g a n i z e a n d d e f i ne the physical en v i r o n m e n t . A s w i t h s y s t e m s i n t h e h u m a n b o d y , e a c h m u s t fu n c t i o n i n d e p e n d e n t l y o f — a n d t o g e t h e r w i t h — t h e o t h e r s . I f on e f a i l s , t h e y a l l f a i l . T h i s i s w h y i t i s i m p o r t a n t t o u n d e r s t a n d fr a m e w o r k s a s i n d i v i d u a l s y s t e m s t h a t m u s t f u n c t i o n a s p a r t o f a si n g l e n e i g h b o r h o o d . Wh a t i s L a n d U s e La n d U s e i s t h e h o r i z o n t a l o r g a n i z a t i o n o f t h e h o w l a n d i s de v e l o p e d . L a n d U s e s a r e c l u s t e r e d a n d s e p a r a t e d a c c o r d i n g t o ho w t h e y i m p a c t e a c h o t h e r . S o m e l a n d u s e s ( s u c h a s h o u s i n g an d r e t a i l ) b e n e f i t f r o m p r o x i m i t y . O t h e r l a n d u s e s s h o u l d b e se p a r a t e d t o r e d u c e t h e i r i m p a c t s o n e a c h o t h e r . T C A A P w i l l ha v e a v a r i e t y o f l a n d u s e s , m o s t o f w h i c h w i l l b e n e f i t from pr o x i m i t y a n d a c c e s s i b i l i t y t o e a c h o t h e r . Wh a t i s O p e n S p a c e Op e n S p a c e d e s c r i b e s t h e p a r k s , t r a i l s , a n d m a n a g e d n a t u r a l ar e a s o f t h e P l a n . G e n e r a l l y , t h e O p e n S p a c e i n T C A A P w i l l be l o c a t e d i n b e t w e e n t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d s , c r e a t i n g a g r e e n sp i n e t h a t p r o v i d e s r e c r e a t i o n a l s p a c e s w h i l e a l s o m a n a g i n g st o r m w a t e r . N e i g h b o r h o o d p a r k s a n d a t o w n s q u a r e a l s o pr o v i d e p l a c e s f o r o u t d o o r g a t h e r i n g , e v e n t s , a n d s p o r t s . Wh a t i s A c c e s s a n d C o n n e c t i v i t y Ac c e s s a n d C o n n e c t i v i t y d e s c r i b e s h o w r e s i d e n t s o f a n d v i s i t o r s to t h e T C A A P s i t e m o v e t o a n d b e t w e e n p l a c e s . T h is layer of t h e P l a n a d d r e s s e s a l l m o d e s o f t r a v e l , n o t j u s t v e h i c l e s . Ad d i t i o n a l p o i n t s o f a c c e s s t o T C A A P a r e c r i t i c a l t o s a f e t y a n d su p p o r t i n g d e f i n e d l a n d u s e s . Wh a t i s B u i l t F o r m Bu i l t F o r m i s t h e m a s s i n g a n d c h a r a c t e r a n d i m a g e o f t h e pr o p o s e d d e v e l o p m e n t s o n T C A A P . T h e P l a n p r o v i d e s ge n e r a l g u i d e l i n e s t h a t a r e f u r t h e r d e t a i l e d a n d r e g u l a t e d i n t h e De v e l o p m e n t R e g u l a t i o n s . Primary Recommendations • Balance the site with a mixture of land uses, including walkable residential neighborhoods, a mixed use town center, and areas of dense employment. • Locate non-residential uses to the north and south entrances to the site so the traffi c they generate does not bisect the Site. • Locate neighborhoods on the east side of the Site, so they can tap into the trail network and have views of the hills.• Develop a corporate campus on the northern portion of TCAAP known as the Th umb. Primary Recommendations • Create a Green Spine that manages stormwater and provides trail and recreational connections throughout TCAAP and to surrounding amenities.• Provide small neighborhood parks for each of the three neighborhoods.• Create a civic or town square on Main Street that can be used for pubic gatherings, farmers market, etc.Primary Recommendations • Align the Spine Road towards the west of the property to establish a natural edge to the three neighborhoods.• Establish a grid of streets and blocks that promotes walking and biking as well as connectivity throughout the site. • Plan on connections to County Road I from the Th umb and the Creek neighborhood.Primary Recommendations • Create spaces and built environments that encourage walking and biking.• Create three distinct neighborhoods that provide a range of housing options.• Concentrate the most dense housing on the interior of the site, adjacent to the Town, and the least dense housing on the periphery. La n d U s e Op e n S p a c e Ac c e s s a n d Co n n e c t i v i t y Bu i l t F o r m AP L a n d U s e P l a n nd U s e P l a n 23 DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n Fr a m e w o r k : L a n d U s e La n d U s e D i s t r i b u t i o n o n T C A A P Us e C o l o r A c r e s T h u m b C r e e k T o w n H i l l W e s t E d g e & S o u t h G a t e w a y G r e e n S p i n e TOTAL Re s i d e n t i a l 1 1 2 . 8 - 3 1 . 2 3 4 4 7 . 6 - - 112.8 Mi x e d U s e 8 . 9 - - 8 . 9 - - - 8.9 Offi c e C a m p u s 4 3 . 4 4 3 . 4 - - - - - 43.4 Offi c e 2 1 . 6 - - 2 1 . 6 - - - 21.6 Fl e x i b l e C o m m e r c i a l 7 5 . 9 - - - - 7 5 . 9 - 75.9 Re t a i l 1 9 . 6 - - 1 4 . 6 - 5 - 19.6 Pa r k 1 9 . 1 - 4 . 2 1 . 3 1 0 . 1 - 3.5 19.1 Ci v i c 2 . 5 -- - - - 2.5 2.5 Ot h e r O p e n S p a c e 4 2 . 6 -- - - - 42.6 42.6 Lo c a l R o a d s 5 7 . 8 3 . 7 1 1 . 8 2 4 1 8 . 3 - - 57.8 Sp i n e R o a d 2 5 . 2 -- - - 25.2 - 25.2 TO T A L 4 2 9 . 5 4 7 . 1 4 7 . 1 1 0 4 . 4 7 6 . 1 1 0 6 . 1 4 8 . 7 4 2 9 . 5 a c r e s The Thumb (47 acres)“California”(380 acres) A R a n g e o f L a n d U s e s f o r a V i b r a n t C o m m u n i t y Th e s h a p e o f t h e S i t e c o m b i n e d w i t h t h e a c c e s s p o i n t s cr e a t e s t w o d i s t i n c t a r e a s : “ C a l i f o r n i a ” a n d “ t h e T h u m b . ” Th e T h u m b , l o c a t e d o n t h e n o r t h p o r t i o n o f t h e S i t e h a s ex c e l l e n t h i g h w a y v i s i b i l i t y a n d i s b o r d e r e d o n t h e e a s t b y Ri c e C r e e k . H o w e v e r w i t h o n l y o n e n e a r t e r m a c c e s s p o i n t (f r o m t h e s o u t h , C o u n t y R o a d H ) d e v e l o p m e n t c a p a c i t y is l i m i t e d . T h e P l a n r e c o m m e n d s t h a t t h e T h u m b b e de v e l o p e d a s a c o r p o r a t e c a m p u s f o r u p t o 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 s q u a r e fe e t o f o f f i c e s p a c e , a s d e f i n e d i n t h e A U A R . Th e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e T C A A P S i t e , “ C a l i f o r n i a ” s h o u l d be d e v e l o p e d w i t h a r a n g e o f u s e s . T h e g r e e n s p i n e t h a t fo l l o w s t h e l o w e s t e l e v a t i o n s o n t h e s i t e , d i v i d e s t h e s i t e in t o a s e r i e s o f D i s t r i c t s a n d N e i g h b o r h o o d s . E a c h c a n b e de v e l o p e d s e p a r a t e l y b y d i f f e r e n t e n t i t i e s . The Thumb The Creek The Town The Hill South GatewayWest EdgeThe Green Spine I - 3 5 W Hw y 9 6 US H w y 1 0 Spin e R o a d 24 DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n Em p l o y m e n t o n T C A A P Ne i g h b o r h o o d L a n d U s e N e t A c r e s A p p r o x . s q . f t . J o b s p e r 1 0 0 0 s q . f t . J o b s Th u m b O f f i ce Campus 43.4 474,000 2.5 1185 To w n Retail 19.6 356,000 1 356 Offi ce in Town 21.6 735,000 3 2205 We s t E d g e & S o u t h Ga t e w a y Flexible Commercial 75.9 592,000 1 592 Retail 5 28,000 1 28 TOTAL +/-4366 jobs Housing Units on TCAAP Neighborhood Land use Net Acres Units/Acre # Units Creek Residential 31.2 7 218 TownResidential 34 16 544 Mixed Use 8.9 36 320 Hill Residential 47.6 7 333 TOTAL 1415 units Persons/household 2.7 TOTAL +/-3820 residents Fr a m e w o r k : L a n d U s e Bu i l d i n g s B y U s e Le g e n d Bu i l d i n g U s e C o l o r Re s i d e n t i a l Mi x e d U s e Offi c e Fl e x i b l e C o m m e r c i a l Re t a i l Th e T h u m b Th e C r e e k Th e T o w n The Hill South Gateway We s t E d g e 25 DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n Fr a m e w o r k : O p e n S p a c e Open Space at TCAAP Adjacent to TCAAP Acres Wildlife Corridor 115 Rice Creek Regional Trail Corridor 122 237 Sub total Within TCAAP Green Spine/Water resource corridor 42.6 Neighborhood Parks 19.1 Civic Space/Town Square 2.5 64.2 Sub total 301.2 TOTAL A V a r i e t y o f P a r k s f o r H e a l t h y L i v i n g Th e p r o p o s e d o p e n s p a c e s y s t e m o f T C A A P i s th e b a c k b o n e u p o n w h i c h t h e e n t i r e s i t e w i l l b e st r u c t u r e d . C o m p o s e d o f a v a r i e t y o f t y p e s o f pa r k s , r e c r e a t i o n a l a r e a s , o p e n s p a c e s , h a b i t a t s , st o r m w a t e r f e a t u r e s , a n d t r a i l s , t h e s y s t e m w i l l pr o m o t e a n d p r o t e c t t h e p h y s i c a l , e c o n o m i c , c i v i c , an d e n v i r o n m e n t a l h e a l t h o f t h e c o m m u n i t y . Be c a u s e t h e y w i l l b e w o v e n t h r o u g h t h e s i t e , pa r k s a n d o p e n s p a c e w i l l b e e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e to e v e r y o n e , p r o m o t i n g a n a c t i v e l i f e s t y l e f o r re s i d e n t s o f a l l a g e s . T r a i l s w i l l n o t o n l y c o n n e c t ea c h n e i g h b o r h o o d t o t h e s h o p s , r e s t a u r a n t s , a n d offi c e b u i l d i n g s i n t h e T o w n C e n t e r , b u t a l s o t o th e s u r r o u n d i n g o p e n s p a c e n e t w o r k . M u l t i p l e , in t e r s p e r s e d n e i g h b o r h o o d p a r k s w i l l a l l o w f o r a gr e a t d i v e r s i t y o f r e c r e a t i o n a l o p t i o n s , f r o m b a l l fi e l d s , a n d p l a y g r o u n d s , t o w a t e r p a r k s . Ne i g h b o r h o o d P a r k s G r e e n S p i n e C i v i c S p a c e / T o w n S q u a r e Ty p e s o f O p e n S p a c e i n T C A P P Wi l d l i f e C o r r i d o r Ri c e C r e e k R e g i o n a l Tr a i l C o r r i d o r La n d a d j a c e n t t o q u a l i t y o p e n s p a c e c o m m a n d s hi g h e r p r i c e s o n t h e m a r k e t a n d g e n e r a t e s m o r e ta x e s f o r m u n i c i p a l u s e . B y d i s t r i b u t i n g o p e n sp a c e t h r o u g h o u t t h e s i t e , m o r e p r o p e r t y c a n ta k e a d v a n t a g e o f t h e s e b e n e f i t s . I n t h i s w a y , op e n s p a c e c a n s i g n i f i c a n t l y c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e ec o n o m i c v i t a l i t y o f a c o m m u n i t y . Ma n y o f t h e p r o p o s e d p a r k s i n T C A A P o f f er op p o r t u n i t i e s f o r t h e c o m m u n i t y t o g a t h e r to g e t h e r a n d c e l e b r a t e . H i g h l y v i s i b l e a n d ac c e s s i b l e p u b l i c s p a c e i s i m p o r t a n t t o c r e a t i n g ci v i c p r i d e a n d e n g a g e m e n t i n a c o m m u n i t y . TC A A P p a r k s a l s o p l a y a c r i t i c a l p a r t i n t h e en v i r o n m e n t a l h e a l t h o f t h e c o m m u n i t y b y us i n g o p e n s p a c e t o c l e a n a n d s t o r e s u r f a c e wa t e r , r e s t o r e a n d c r e a t e w i l d l i f e h a b i t a t , a n d pr o v i d e e d u c a t i o n a l o p p o r t u n i t i e s i n a n o u t d o o r en v i r o n m e n t . Spin e R o a d 26 DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n Fr a m e w o r k : O p e n S p a c e Th e G r e e n S p i n e w i l l b e a l o n g , li n e a r , m u l t i - f u n c t i o n a l o p e n s p a c e th a t w e a v e s t h r o u g h t h e e n t i r e si t e , d e f i n i n g n e i g h b o r h o o d s , a n d pr o v i d i n g e a s y p e d e s t r i a n a c c e s s th r o u g h o u t t h e S i t e . T h e s e r p e n t i n e fo r m w a s d e r i v e d b y l i n k i n g a r e a s wh e r e w a t e r a l r e a d y n a t u r a l l y c o l l e c t s , wi t h t h e i n t e n t t o c r e a t e a c h a i n o f we t l a n d s t h a t w o u l d c o l l e c t a n d c l e a n su r f a c e s t o r m w a t e r r u n - o f f . Th e G r e e n S p i n e w i l l b e b o t h a wa t e r r e s o u r c e c o r r i d o r a s w e l l a s a re s t o r e d o r d e s i g n e d n a t u r a l s p a c e s fo r u n s t r u c t u r e d e n j o y m e n t . W i t h it s n e t w o r k o f t r a i l s , w o o d s a n d we t l a n d s , a n d p i c t u r e s q u e b r i d g e s , th e G r e e n S p i n e w i l l l i k e l y b e c o m e TC A A P r e s i d e n t s ’ f a v o r i t e p l a c e t o wa n d e r . St o r m w a t e r M a n a g e m e n t Cl e a n w a t e r i s a c r i t i c a l a s p e c t o f a h e a l t h y c o m m u n i t y . I n c r e a s i n g d e v e l o p m e n t c a n in c r e a s e i m p e r v i o u s s u r f a c e s t h a t c a u s e c o n t a m i n a t e d s t o r m w a t e r r u n o f f t o p o l l u t e su r r o u n d i n g w a t e r b o d i e s a n d a q u i f e r s . B u t n e w t e c h n i q u e s a n d t e c h n o l o g i e s k n o w n as G r e e n I n f r a s t r u c t u r e c a n m a n a g e s t o r m w a t e r u s i n g n a t u r a l p r o c e s s e s , r e d u c i n g po l l u t i o n , a n d m a k i n g t h e b e s t u s e o f o u r f i n i t e n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s . We t l a n d s a r e a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t o f n a t u r a l s t o r m w a t e r m a n a g e m e n t . T C A A P c o n t a i n s a n u m b e r o f w e t l a n d s - s o m e t h a t e x i s t e d p r i o r t o d e v e l o p m e n t a n d s o m e t h a t h a v e be e n e s t a b l i s h e d s i n c e t h a t t i m e . T h i s p l a n r e c o m m e n d s r e t a i n i n g t h e b e s t q u a l i t y we t l a n d s a n d c o n s t r u c t i n g a d d i t i o n a l w e t l a n d s so a s t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f t h e i r m a n y cr i t i c a l f u n c t i o n s a n d b e n e f i t s , w h i c h i n c l u d e : • R e d u c i n g f l o o d i n g b y s l o w i n g e x c e s s w a t e r r u n o f f • I m p r o v i n g w a t e r q u a l i t y b y f i l t e r i n g s e d i m e n t s , n u t r i e n t s , a n d t o x i c s u b s t a n c e s o u t of w a t e r b e f o r e i t w a s h e s i n t o r i v e r s a n d l a k e s • P r o v i d i n g h a b i t a t f o r f i s h , w i l d l i f e , a n d p l a n t s • C r e a t i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r o u t d o o r r e c r e a t i o n s u c h a s c a n o e i n g , h i k i n g , f i s h i n g , a n d bi r d i n g • O f f e r i n g e d u c a t i o n a l o p p o r t u n i t i e s a s o u t d o o r c l a s s r o o m s a n d l a b o r a t o r i e s No t o n l y a r e w e t l a n d s c r i t i c a l i n w a t e r m a n a g e m e n t , t h e y c a n b e d e s i g n e d a s a b e a u t i f u l am e n i t y a r o u n d w h i c h a c o m m u n i t y c a n d e v e l o p . Ha b i t a t R e s t o r a t i o n We t l a n d s a r e j u s t o n e t y p e o f n a t u r a l h a b i t a t . W o o d s , g r a s s l a n d s , a n d o p e n w a t e r w i t h na t u r a l e d g e s a r e a l l h a b i t a t s t h a t a t t r a c t , ho u s e , a n d f e e d w i l d l i f e , s u c h a s m i g r a t i n g bi r d s , i n s e c t s , a n d a m p h i b i a n s . N o t o n l y i s t h i s i m p o r t a n t f o r o u r i n t e r c o n n e c t e d ec o s y s t e m s , i t a l s o p r o v i d e s e x c i t i n g e d u c a t i o n a l o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r c h i l d r e n a n d a d u l t s al i k e . R e s t o r i n g a n d i n t r o d u c i n g n e w h a b i t a t s i n T C A A P w i l l h e l p c r e a t e a v i b r a n t a n d be a u t i f u l l a n d s c a p e f o r a l l c r e a t u r e s t o e n j o y . Pa s s i v e R e c r e a t i o n O p p o r t u n i t i e s Fr o m b i k i n g a n d j o g g i n g t o c a t c h i n g f r o g s a n d s k i p p i n g s t o n e s , t h e G r e e n S p i n e w i l l be a p l a c e f o r c o u n t l e s s t y p e s o f o u t d o o r e x p l o r a t i o n a n d a c t i v i t i e s . E n t w i n e d w i t h a ne t w o r k o f t r a i l s , b r i d g e s , a n d b o a r d w a l k s - a s w e l l a s a g r a d i e n t o f w o o d s a n d o p e n sp a c e s - t h e G r e e n S p i n e w i l l b e a s a n c t u a r y t o e x p l o r e a t a n y p a c e . Stormwater Pond in TownStormwater Wet Area & Habitat: Sedge MeadowHabitat & Passive Recreation Area: Prairie/Oak Savannah Stormwater Wet Area & Habitat: Emergent Wetland Town Streetscape Stormwater Management: Filtration Swales Lo o k i n g S o u t h o v e r t h e G r e e n S p i n e Pedestrian Bridges Connecting Neighborhoods Across the Green Spine Th e G r e e n S p i n e : Th e N a t u r a l H e a r t o f t h e C o m m u n i t y ExploringA Place For: Unwinding Health & Wellness Learning 27 DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n Fr a m e w o r k : O p e n S p a c e Re s i d e n t s o f T C A A P w i l l h a v e f o u r s i z a b l e n e i g h b o r h o o d p a r k s to u t i l i z e . O n e r e s i d e s i n e a c h n e i g h b o r h o o d , m a k i n g i t e a s i l y wa l k a b l e o r b i k a b l e f o r a l l a g e s . 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I a r e p r o v i d e d a t t h e n o r t h e a s t c o r n e r o f th e S i t e i n t h e C r e e k n e i g h b o r h o o d . T h i s ro a d w o u l d b e a m i n o r c o n n e c t i o n . Sp i n e R o a d Th e S p i n e R o a d w i l l c o n n e c t H w y 9 6 t o Co u n t y R d . H . T h e S p i n e R o a d w i l l b e a Ra m s e y C o u n t y r o a d , b u i l t t o i t s s t a n d a r d s . Th i s P l a n a s s u m e s s i g n a l i z e d i n t e r s e c t i o n s ev e r y 1 / 4 m i l e . I n t e r s e c t i o n s p a c i n g i s co o r d i n a t e d w i t h t h e l a n d u s e p l a n a s i t pr o v i d e s p r i m a r y a c c e s s t o t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d s an d m a j o r d e v e l o p m e n t s . Th e S p i n e R o a d w i l l h a v e a r i g h t - o f - w a y wi d t h o f 1 4 0 ’ . A c e n t e r b o u l e v a r d w i l l ma n a g e a c c e s s a n d p r e v e n t u n s i g n a l i z e d l e f t tu r n s . T h e S p i n e R o a d w i l l h a v e a t r a i l o n i t s ea s t e d g e . St r e e t s i n T C A A P St r e e t s w i t h i n T C A A P w i l l b e a c o m b i n a t i o n of M u n i c i p a l S t a t e A i d ( M S A ) c o l l e c t o r ro a d s a n d l o c a l r o a d s b u i l t b y p r i v a t e de v e l o p e r s . T h i s P l a n d e f i n e s t h e b a s i c di m e n s i o n s o f t h e s t r e e t s t o e n s u r e t h e y ar e p e d e s t r i a n a n d b i c y c l e f r i e n d l y a n d co o r d i n a t e d w i t h C i t y s t a n d a r d s a n d ex p e c t a t i o n s . Th e a r r a n g e m e n t o f s t r e e t s i n T C A A P s h o u l d cr e a t e s m a l l b l o c k s w i t h a m a x i m u m b l o c k fa c e o f 6 0 0 ’ . W h e r e v e r p o s s i b l e , p u b l i c sp a c e s s h o u l d b e d e f i n e d w i t h a s t r e e t e d g e to m a x i m i z e a c c e s s t o t h e p u b l i c s p a c e a n d t o cr e a t e a c l e a r d e f i n i t i o n o f t h e p u b l i c s p a c e . Spin e R o a d w i t h I n t e r s e c t i o n s s p a c e d 1 / 4 m i l e a p a r t Co l l e c t o r R o a d wi t h a c c e s s t o ne i g h b o r h o o d s Po t e n t i a l co n n e c t i o n to I Po t e n t i a l co n n e c t i o n to I Co u n t y R o a d I Co u n t y Ro a d H Hi g h w a y 9 6 Tr a i l Co n n e c t i o n s to W i l d l i f e Co r r i d o r Ri c e C r e e k Re g i o n a l Tr a i l Ro u n d a b o u t 30 Ty p i c a l S e c t i o n : T o w n S t r e e t Ty p i c a l S e c t i o n : T o w n S t r e e t a t In t e r s e c t i o n s 52 ’ 52 ’ 54 ’ 40 ’ 24 ’ 28 ’ - 3 2 ’ DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n Fr a m e w o r k : A c c e s s a n d C o n n e c t i v i t y St r e e t T y p e s Ty p i c a l S e c t i o n : N e i g h b o r h o o d S t r e e t 31 To w n Cr e e k Th u m b Hi l l We s t Ed g e So u t h Ga t e w a y DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n Fr a m e w o r k : B u i l t F o r m Th e T o w n N e i g h b o r h o o d The Creek Neighborhood Co r p o r a t e C a m p u s o n t h e T h u m b The Hill Neighborhood So u t h G a t e w a y a n d W e s t E d g e 32 Th e H i l l N e i g h b o r h o o d i s l o c a t e d s o u t h o f t h e To w n C e n t e r a n d e a s t o f t h e S p i n e R o a d . T h e H i l l ne i g h b o r h o o d r i s e s 9 0 f e e t f r o m t h e T o w n t o t h e hi g h p o i n t o f t h e s i t e . B l o c k s a r e o r i e n t e d a l o n g th e s l o p e o f t h e h i l l w i t h h o u s e s g e n e r a l l y f a c i n g no r t h w e s t o r s o u t h e a s t . 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D e s i g n Fr a m e w o r k : B u i l t F o r m Hi l l N e i g h b o r h o o d 34 Fr a m e w o r k : B u i l t F o r m To w n N e i g h b o r h o o d Es s e n t i a l C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f t h e T o w n N e i g h b o r h o o d • C o m p a c t b l o c k s t h a t c r e a t e a t i g h t u r b a n g r i d • A r a n g e o f h o u s i n g t y p e s f r o m a p a r t m e n t s t o s m a l l s i n g l e - f a m i l y h o m e s ; t h e m o s t d e n s e lo c a t e d c l o s e s t t o t h e S p i n e R o a d , t h e l e a s t d e n s e a l o n g t h e e d g e s t o w a r d s t h e G r e e n S p i n e • A M a i n S t r e e t p a r a l l e l t o t h e S p i n e R o a d , a n c h o r e d i n t h e m i d d l e w i t h a T o w n S q u a r e • S m a l l - s c a l e u r b a n r e t a i l s u r r o u n d i n g t h e T o w n S q u a r e • O f f i c e s a n d m e d i u m t o l a r g e - s c a l e r e t a i l l o c a t e d o n t h e w e s t s i d e o f t h e S p i n e R o a d • V i s u a l a x i s f r o m G r e e n S p i n e t h r o u g h T h e Town Square to the Offi ce Plaza on the West side of t h e S p i n e R o a d Th e T o w n N e i g h b o r h o o d i s l o c a t e d o n t h e no r t h e r n p o r t i o n o f t h e S i t e , j u s t s o u t h o f t h e pr o p o s e d r o u n d a b o u t a t C o u n t y R o a d . H . T h e To w n N e i g h b o r h o o d i s u n i q u e b e c a u s e i t i s t h e on l y m i x e d u s e n e i g h b o r h o o d i n T C A A P . I t w i l l ha v e h o u s i n g , o f f i c e s , r e t a i l , r e s t a u r a n t s , a n d c i v i c us e s , a l l w i t h i n w a l k i n g d i s t a n c e o f e a c h o t h e r . Th e r e a r e t w o s u b - a r e a s t o t h e T o w n Ne i g h b o r h o o d : M a i n S t r e e t a n d i t s a s s o c i a t e d ho u s i n g , a n d t h e N o r t h G a t e w a y r e t a i l d i s t r i c t . Th e t w o a r e a s , w h i l e o n o p p o s i t e s i d e s o f t h e S p i n e Ro a d w i l l b e u n i f i e d a n d c o n n e c t e d t h r o u g h a vi s u a l a x i s , s i g n a l i z e d i n t e r s e c t i o n s , a n d c o m m o n pr o g r a m m i n g . Il l u s t r a t i v e M a s t e r P l a n Ae r i a l P e r s p e c t i v e : View of the Town Neighborhood, looking South across the Spine Road DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n Spine Road Ri c e C r e e k Main Street No r t h Ga t e w a y Re t a i l Ci v i c P a r k To w n Sq u a r e To w n Ne i g h b o r h o o d 35 Ap a r t m e n t s / C o n d o s TownhousesCourtyard Apartments / CondosDuplex To w n h o u s e Sm a l l S i n g l e - F a m i l y H o m e Ae r i a l P e r s p e c t i v e Vi e w o f t h e T o w n N e i g h b o r h o o d , l o o k i n g N o r t h t o w a r d s t h e G r e e n S p i n e a n d C r e e k N e i g h b o r h o o d DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n Fr a m e w o r k : B u i l t F o r m To w n N e i g h b o r h o o d 36 Fr a m e w o r k : B u i l t F o r m To w n N e i g h b o r h o o d : M a i n S t r e e t Ma i n S t r e e t w i l l b e c o m e a n a c t i v e s t r e e t w i t h mu l t i - s t o r y b u i l d i n g s s e t c l o s e t o t h e s i d e w a l k . To w a r d s t h e m i d d l e o f M a i n S t r e e t , a T o w n Sq u a r e w i l l p r o v i d e a f o c a l p o i n t f o r t h e e n t i r e co m m u n i t y . T h e T o w n S q u a r e w i l l b e d e f i n e d by a n d s u r r o u n d e d b y m u l t i - s t o r y b u i l d i n g s w i t h so m e r e t a i l a l o n g t h e g r o u n d f l o o r a n d o f f i c e s o r ho u s i n g a b o v e . T h e c e n t r a l s p a c e o f t h e T o w n Sq u a r e s h o u l d b e d e s i g n e d f o r y e a r - r o u n d a c t i v i t i e s su c h a s s k a t i n g i n t h e w i n t e r a n d a f a r m e r s m a r k e t in t h e s u m m e r . R e t a i l s h o u l d b e p e r m i t t e d b u t n o t re q u i r e d a l o n g t h e r e s t o f M a i n S t r e e t . To w n C e n t e r B u i l d i n g s b y U s e Ae r i a l P e r s p e c t i v e : Vi e w o f T o w n l o o k i n g e a s t a c r o s s M a i n S t r e e t Il l u s t r a t i v e M a s t e r P l a n : T o w n N e i g h b o r h o o d DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n To w n Sq u a r e M a i n S t r e e t To w n Sq u a r e Hi l l N e i g h b o r h o o d Ma i n S t r e e t Le g e n d Bu i l d i n g U s e C o l o r Re s i d e n t i a l Mi x e d U s e ( O f f i c e s o r H o u s i n g ) Re t a i l Ci v i c 37 Es s e n t i a l C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f T h e N o r t h G a t e w a y • V i s i b l e f r o m C o u n t y R o a d H a n d t h e S p i n e R o a d • S t r o n g l y i n f l u e n c e d b y t h e p r e s e n c e a n d q u a l i t i e s o f R i c e C r e e k R e g i o n a l P a r k a n d T r a i l • M u l t i - s t o r y b u i l d i n g s t h a t f r a m e a n d f a c e t h e S p i n e R o a d • O f f i c e u s e s t h a t p r o v i d e d a y t i m e p o p u l a t i o n a n d s u p p o r t f o r r e s t a u r a n t s a n d r e t a i l • L a r g e - s c a l e r e t a i l o p p o r t u n i t i e s o n t h e w e s t s i d e o f S p i n e R o a d Th e N o r t h G a t e w a y t o T C A A P i s l o c a t e d a t a n d ar o u n d t h e r o u n d a b o u t o n t h e n o r t h e r n p o r t i o n of t h e S i t e . T h e S p i n e R o a d w i l l c o n n e c t t o t h e ro u n d a b o u t a n d w i l l w e a v e t h r o u g h t h e R i c e C r e e k Co r r i d o r , t h e l o w e s t p o i n t o f t h e s i t e . A s t h e Sp i n e r o a d t u r n s s o u t h , v i e w s t o t h e h i l l s b e y o n d TC A A P w i l l b e c o m e v i s i b l e a n d p r o m i n e n t . Th e N o r t h G a t e w a y w i l l s t r a d d l e t h e S p i n e R o a d wi t h r e t a i l a n d m i x e d u s e d e v e l o p m e n t s o n b o t h si d e s . T h e w e s t e r n s i d e o f t h e S p i n e R o a d w i l l be p l a n n e d i n i t i a l l y f o r l a r g e f o r m a t , s i n g l e - s t o r y re t a i l , b u t c a n e v o l v e i n t h e f u t u r e t o m u l t i - s t o r y bu i l d i n g s a n d s t r u c t u r e d p a r k i n g . De v e l o p m e n t s o n t h e e a s t e r n s i d e o f t h e S p i n e Ro a d i n t h e N o r t h G a t e w a y s h o u l d b e m o r e u r b a n an d h a v e a s m a l l e r g r i d p a t t e r n t h a t c o n n e c t s t o Ma i n S t r e e t . Il l u s t r a t i v e M a s t e r P l a n : N o r t h G a t e w a y Ey e L e v e l P e r s p e c t i v e : V i e w e a s t a c r o s s t h e G r e e n S p i n e f r o m t h e S p i n e R o a d DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n Offi c e u s e s a r e e n c o u r a g e d i n t h e N o r t h G a t e w a y as t h e y o f f e r a d a y t i m e p o p u l a t i o n t h a t h e l p s su p p o r t r e s t a u r a n t u s e s o n M a i n S t r e e t . Fr a m e w o r k : B u i l t F o r m To w n N e i g h b o r h o o d : N o r t h G a t e w a y Offi c e Offi c e La r g e F o r m a t Re t a i l Me d i u m fo r m a t r e t a i l Ri c e Cr e e k Spine Road No r t h G a t e w a y 38 Es s e n t i a l C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f t h e C r e e k N e i g h b o r h o o d • S i n g l e - f a m i l y h o m e s w i t h m o d e s t s e t b a c k s a r r a n g e d a l o n g t h e p e r i m e t e r o f t h e b l o c k s • L a r g e r h o m e s l o c a t e d o n t h e e d g e s o f th e n e i g h b o r h o o d w i t h c o n n e c t i o n s t o t r a i l s a t t h e e n d s of s t r e e t s • A p r i m a r y r e s i d e n t i a l s t r e e t i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d w i t h p r o v i s i o n s t o c o n n e c t t o Co u n t y R o a d I • A N e i g h b o r h o o d P a r k a d j a c e n t t o t h e G r e e n S p i n e o n t h e e a s t s i d e o f n e i g h b o r h o o d Th e C r e e k N e i g h b o r h o o d i s l o c a t e d o n t h e no r t h e a s t c o r n e r o f t h e T C A A P S i t e . T h e ne i g h b o r h o o d w i l l b e p r i m a r i l y s i n g l e - f a m i l y re s i d e n t i a l . T h e n e i g h b o r h o o d w i l l b e s u r r o u n d e d on a l l t h r e e s i d e s w i t h n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s : t h e c r e e k on t h e n o r t h , G r e e n S p i n e o n t h e s o u t h a n d T r a i l Co r r i d o r t o t h e e a s t . A 4 . 2 a c r e n e i g h b o r h o o d p a r k w i l l b e l o c a t e d o n th e w e s t e r n e d g e o f t h e p a r k a n d a d j a c e n t t o R i c e Cr e e k . Th e C r e e k w i l l h a v e t w o r o a d / b r i d g e c o n n e c t i o n s to t h e T o w n N e i g h b o r h o o d a c r o s s t h e G r e e n Sp i n e . P r o v i s i o n s s h o u l d b e m a d e t o p r o v i d e a co n n e c t i o n , e v e n t u a l l y , t o C o u n t y R o a d I a t t h e no r t h e a s t c o r n e r o f t h e s i t e . Il l u s t r a t i v e M a s t e r P l a n : C r e e k N e i g h b o r h o o d Ey e L e v e l P e r s p e c t i v e : Along Green Spine DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n Fr a m e w o r k : B u i l t F o r m Cr e e k N e i g h b o r h o o d Cr e e k N e i g h b o r h o o d Po t e n t i a l co n n e c t i o n t o I Ne i g h b o r h o o d Pa r k To w n N e i g h b o r h o o d Ri c e C r e e k Wi l d l i f e C o r r i d o r T r a i l C o r r i d o r AH A T S Cr e e k Ne i g h b o r h o o d 39 Ae r i a l P e r s p e c t i v e : Vi e w o f C r e e k N e i g h b o r h o o d l o o k i n g s o u t h a c r o s s t h e G r e e n S p i n e a n d to w a r d s t h e T o w n N e i g h b r h o o d Pr e c e d e n t i m a g e s i l l u s t r a t i n g t h e r a n g e o f h o u s i n g a n d o p e n sp a c e t y p e s p r o p o s e d f o r t h e C r e e k N e i g h b r o h o o d DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n Fr a m e w o r k : B u i l t F o r m Cr e e k N e i g h b o r h o o d 40 Es s e n t i a l C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f T h e T h u m b • S i n g l e - u s e r , l o w - i m p a c t d e v e l o p m e n t o n a v i s i b l e b u t s e n s i t i v e a r e a o f t h e s i t e • C o r p o r a t e c a m p u s i n a n a t u r a l s e t t i n g • A c c e s s t o R i c e C r e e k T r a i l s • F u t u r e a c c e s s t o C o u n t y R o a d I D u e t o i t s c o n f i g u r a t i o n , t h e n o r t h e r n m o s t p o r t i o n of t h e T C A A P S i t e i s r e l a t i v e l y s e p a r a t e d f r o m t h e re s t o f T C A A P . T h e s i t e i s a d j a c e n t t o a n d b o u n d on i t s e a s t s i d e b y f l o o d p l a i n a n d R i c e C r e e k Re g i o n a l P a r k . W i t h I - 3 5 W o n i t s w e s t e d g e , t h e si t e i s h i g h l y v i s i b l e f r o m I n t e r s t a t e 3 5 W . Th e s e q u a l i t i e s s u g g e s t i t i s a n i d e a l s i t e f o r a s i n g l e - u s e r ; a p r o j e c t t h a t w a n t s t o b e r e g i o n a l , v i s i b l e , ac c e s s i b l e , a n d a d j a c e n t t o t h e a m e n i t i e s o f f e r e d b y th e r e g i o n a l p a r k . Th i s P l a n r e c o m m e n d s t h a t t h e 4 6 a c r e s i t e i s de v e l o p e d a s s i n g l e c o r p o r a t e c a m p u s : a u s e r se e k i n g u p w a r d s o f 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 s q u a r e f e e t o f o f f i c e sp a c e . Ae r i a l P e r s p e c t i v e : Vi e w o f T h e T h u m b l o o k i n g s o u t h t o w a r d s t h e C r e e k a n d T o w n Ne i g h b o r h o o d s Il l u s t r a t i v e M a s t e r P l a n : Th e T h u m b Precedent images illustrating a corporate campus DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n Fr a m e w o r k : B u i l t F o r m Th e T h u m b Ri c e C r e e k Co r p o r a t e Ca m p u s Fu t u r e co n n e c t i o n t o Co u n t y R o a d I Sp i n e R o a d I - 3 5 W Th e T h u m b 41 Ae r i a l P e r s p e c t i v e : View of South Gateway and West Edge looking north. Il l u s t r a t i v e M a s t e r P l a n : W e s t E d g e a n d S o u t h G a t e w a y Pr e c e d e n t i m a g e s i l l u s t r a t i n g f l e x i b l e c o m m e r c i a l s p a c e DR A F T 1 2 / 0 4 / 2 0 1 4 2. D e s i g n Th e W e s t E d g e o f t h e s i t e i s d e s i g n e d f o r n o n - re s i d e n t i a l , f l e x i b l e c o m m e r c i a l u s e s . V i s i b l e f r o m Hw y 1 0 a n d a c c e s s e d f r o m t h e S p i n e R o a d , l o t s o n th e W e s t E d g e w i l l b e b e t w e e n t w o a n d f o u r a c r e s . Bu i l d i n g s o n t h e W e s t E d g e w i l l b e o r i e n t e d t o t h e Sp i n e R o a d , h o w e v e r i t i s i m p o r t a n t t h a t t h e y h a v e fo u r s i d e d a r c h i t e c t u r e a n d h i g h q u a l i t y m a t e r i a l s so t h e i r f u n c t i o n a l b a c k s i d e , f a c i n g U S H w y 10 , h a s a n a t t r a c t i v e f a c a d e . T h e P l a n s u p p o r t s de v e l o p m e n t s t h a t m i x R e s e a r c h & D e v e l o p m e n t , offi c e , l a b , t e s t i n g , a n d l i g h t m a n u f a c t u r i n g to g e t h e r i n a s i n g l e b u i l d i n g . Th e S o u t h G a t e w a y c o n s i s t s o f c o m m e r c i a l de v e l o p m e n t a t t h e s o u t h e d g e o f t h e T C A A P Si t e . T w o d e v e l o p m e n t p a r c e l s , o n e o n e a c h s i d e o f th e S p i n e R o a d o f f e r t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o d e v e l o p co m m e r c i a l s p a c e i n a c l u s t e r e d s e t t i n g . 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